2006 News

Two Habitat for Humanity Global Village teams were sent from New College in the recent July university vacation.

The 2006 New College Revue Super Average Man is this week.

At the start of June the College mailed its 2006 annual appeal to alumni, friends and supporters of the College.

A recently produced large photomontage for display in the foyer shows a taste of life at New College.

Cricketing champion and former New Collegian - UNSW medical student, Alex Blackwell has been named 2005 Outstanding Athlete of the Year by Australian University Sport.

Former Wallaby Nick Farr-Jones was guest at the New College End of Session (1) Formal Dinner. Mr Farr-Jones played scrum half for Australia in a total of 63 tests, 36 of them as captain.

Recently the Mid Session Formal Dinner was held. It was an exciting night with Chair of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Mr Donald McDonald AO as guest speaker.

New College alumni, friends, the University community and general public attended New's first ever Musical production The Pirates of Penzance.

With the hit movie The Da Vinci Code’s release in May New College held a significant support raising event for its Centre for Apologetics, Scholarship and Education.

New College recently co-hosted a leading C.S. Lewis conference called CS Lewis Today. This major conference was on the fiction, life and deep thinking of C.S. Lewis.

As 118 bright-eyed, innocent, gorgeous little Freshers slammed the doors to New, behind the scenes 6 pink endowed O-Week leaders were getting excited.

More than 270 residents and guests were present at the recent Session 1 Commencement Formal dinner. The guest speaker was UNSW Vice-Chancellor & President Professor Mark Wainwright.

This year saw a larger than usual intake of new residents with 118 new residents arriving for Session One 2006.

New College, at the University of New South Wales offers conference rooms throughout the year and college student style accommodation in University vacation periods.